Butch Jones

HOOVER, Ala. — When University of Tennessee senior Curt Maggitt returns home to West Palm Beach, he is surrounded by Gators. Friends from Dwyer High — once home to UF star Matt Elam — were Gators. Maggitt's high school coach, Jack Daniels, was a Gator, too. But for the first time in a long while, it is not embarrassing to be a Vol in Gator Nation. Tennessee is trending in year three under coach Butch Jones, while UF is in year one under coach Jim McElwain. The Gators' 10-game win streak against the Vols has never been in such jeopardy. No one on UT's roster will want it to end more than Maggitt when the teams meet Sept. 26 in the Swamp. "It...

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